Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 46: Imperial Examination Case
The murder was discovered this morning when it was just beginning to dawn and was reported by a servant of the Liao residence.

The first to arrive were officials from Kyoto Prefecture, who sealed off Liao's residence and conducted a preliminary on-site inspection and evidence collection.

After investigation, it was found that Liao Yu died in his bedroom. He was stabbed through the heart from behind and died on the spot.

There were no signs of prying or damage to the doors and windows, and there were not many other traces left by the killer in the house. It can be inferred that the killer was good at climbing walls and flying over roofs, and his martial arts skills were excellent.

"Stop." Lin Ruo analyzed with a serious expression, "There are no signs of prying on the doors and windows, which means the killer entered through the bedroom door. Liao Yu knows the killer."

Wang Qinian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. If someone knocks on the door of my house, it's normal to open the door without paying special attention."

"But Liao Yu was stabbed to death from behind. He deliberately exposed his back, which means he knew the person and was familiar with him. If it were me, do you think Liao Yu would have turned his back after opening the door?"

Lin Ruo thought about it and concluded, "You also said that Liao Yu only had one sword wound on his body, and the killer did not do anything else to hurt him. How could he let Liao Yu turn his back on him? The only way is to know him."

Even with a murder case on his shoulders, he was still able to analyze the problem calmly. Wang Qinian nodded in agreement: "Your Excellency is right."

Lin Ruo curled his lips and continued, "Tell me about that absolute evidence."

Wang Qinian recalled carefully, and said, "There is a letter under Liao Yu's pillow. Judging from the ink, it was written on the night of the murder. The letter clearly mentioned that the adults would assassinate him in the next few days. The handwriting is undoubtedly Liao Yu's."

Lin Ruo paused, wondering, "Liao Yu knew I was going to assassinate him, so why didn't he take precautions in advance? This is clearly a frame-up."

"Because Liao Yu wrote in the letter that although the Lord threatened to assassinate him, he did not quite believe it and thought it was just a scare, so he was not on guard." Wang Qinian continued.

Lin Ruo snorted coldly: "Ridiculous."

Wang Qinian said worriedly, "Whether it's true or not, Liao Yu is dead, and that handwritten letter clearly pointed out that you are the murderer. This is the point where there is no evidence, sir."

Lin Ruo nodded somewhat disappointedly. With Liao Yu dead, the persuasiveness of the testimony would rise to a higher level. Even if he could not be convicted, he would be firmly dragged into the so-called crime quagmire. The identity of the suspect was confirmed, and it was impossible to get away in a short time.

If you delay for one more day, all your efforts in the Spring Examination will be wasted.

"Liao Yu is willing to risk his life to harm me? He doesn't have that kind of courage. I guess he was deceived and fell into a trap." Lin Ruo thought to himself.

Who on earth wants to force me to participate in the Spring Examination by pretending to be a suspect?
Lin Ruo turned around and asked seriously, "What is the case of the Ministry of Justice, and how did it involve Liao Yu?"

Wang Qinian said: "While the Kyoto Prefecture was still collecting evidence, the Ministry of Justice came with an arrest warrant. The Ministry of Justice believed that Liao Yu was involved in a human trafficking case in the counties surrounding Kyoto and needed to be brought back for questioning."

When the Kyoto prefectural officials heard this, they naturally passed the case over, because it was very likely that the murder was done to silence the witness, and in this case, the Ministry of Justice must take the lion's share of the blame.

After finding out the whole story, Lin Ruo had a basic inference about the case. The people behind Liao Yu killed him to destroy the evidence, and used his death to pin the suspicion on other people who had nothing to do with the human trafficking case. In this way, regardless of whether there was a conviction in the end, the focus of the case would be shifted... It would be a win for them.

The point is that Liao Yu is too stupid, which is why this case happened so smoothly.

So annoying... The Spring Examination has turned into a suspense case, Lin Ruo frowned.

"The dean doesn't care. What should we do about tomorrow's Spring Examination, sir?" Wang Qinian was jumping up and down anxiously. It was precisely because of the urgency that he came here at the risk of great disapproval.

Lin Ruo took a deep breath and looked at Wang Qinian: "It's impossible to solve the case, but I must participate in the Spring Examination."

……

On the ninth day of the second month, before dawn, tens of thousands of examinees had gathered outside the Ministry of Rites. Meanwhile, at the gate of Fan's mansion, the scene of the criminals rushing to arrest someone was also taking place.

Lin Ruo calmed down and came to the Fan Mansion, where he saw that the two sides were on the verge of a fight and neither side would give in.

After all, the Fan Mansion is the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Naturally, they cannot let anyone take people away casually and lose face.

After the officers finished telling the story in a gentle manner, Liu started to curse. Si Nanbo was not there, so she naturally wanted to take charge of the Fan Mansion's appearance: "Nonsense, Lin Ruoren has been in the mansion the whole time and has never left the house. Don't talk nonsense to me. He wants to participate in the Spring Examination today, and no one is allowed to stop him."

"Madam, no matter what, we have to take her back and ask her first." The officers were sweating profusely and had already appeared to be humble enough, but the Fan family did not give them face after all.

The officers were prepared for this, so they were not too surprised.

However, they are officials of the Ministry of Justice, which is directly under the six ministries of the imperial court. With evidence, they will arrest people when necessary and will never return empty-handed.

"Madam, if you don't give in, I will definitely offend you." The leading officer from the Ministry of Justice was a lean man, at least a sixth-rank master, and he had secretly prepared himself to force his way in.

At this time, several officers rushed in from outside Fan's house.

After exchanging a glance, the lean man immediately bowed to Liu and clasped his fists: "Excuse me, Madam. We will leave immediately."

Liu was completely confused.

……

"Mr. Shilang is right. Young Master Lin is indeed a smart man."

In the carriage escorted by the Ministry of Justice, the lean man looked at the weak scholar sitting opposite him with appreciation, "It will not involve you, the Ministry of Justice will never force you to do anything without reason, you can rest assured."

"According to what you said, the human trafficking case has nothing to do with me, but I'm afraid I will have to be held responsible for Liao Yu's death." Lin Ruo said solemnly, thinking about many things in his mind.

The lean man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know about this. Mr. Lin, you should ask Mr. Huang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who is in charge of this case. I am only responsible for letting you know the whole situation on the way here."

"It's against the rules to reveal the case on the way here." Lin Ruo retorted.

The lean man smiled and said, "It took Mr. Huang nearly four months to find the ringleader in the investigation of the human trafficking case. He was afraid that Mr. Lin might make a mistake in his words and be convicted by someone. That would be bad for both parties."

"It's okay. If I don't go, no one can slander me." Lin Ruo said slowly.

The thin man was startled: "What do you mean, Master Lin?"

Lin Ruo looked at him with a calm gaze: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I'm going to participate in the Spring Examination. No matter who is trying to stop me, I will go."

"But you can't go. As a suspect in the Ministry of Justice, you must go with us to the Ministry of Justice." The thin man frowned. He suddenly felt a strong oppressive force.

Then, the carriage braked suddenly in the alley.

The thin man paused and stared out of the car: "What's going on?"

"Sir, someone is blocking the road."

(End of this chapter)